Johns Hopkins Ridge
| Johns Hopkins Ridge | ||
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 Johns Hopkins Ridge to the northwest of the map sheet |
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| Highest peak | Mount Rucker ( 3815 m ) | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Royal Society Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ S , 162 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ E | |
Johns Hopkins Ridge is a prominent mountain ridge in East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Royal Society Range, it extends north from Mount Rucker 10 km.
The area was mapped by the United States Geological Survey and using aerial photography by the United States Navy . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the ridge in 1963 after Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore , Maryland , which had sent numerous researchers to work in Antarctica .
Web links
- Johns Hopkins Ridge in Names Geographic Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Johns Hopkins Ridge on geographic.org (English)